We live in a capitalistic society and we're dealing with an unregulated drug that can get a lot of money on the streets.
To assume any person wouldn't take advantage of that situation is silly.
There is always going to be people fucking something up, you have to accept that. To blame them as the reason why this program isn't working out would be preposterous. The only thing that proves is that Health Canada was naive about the way they set up their program.
Growing weed and selling it to a patient who is legally allowed to have it is perfectly fine. You've drawn this arbitrary line in the sand that doesn't have any basis to stand on.
Whats the difference between someone going out, catching fish and then selling them later for profit? They put the work in, they should get the rewards. Its the exact same thing with weed, except its in a legal grey area and a lot of people like to be uppity about political correctness.
Again, your NOT allowed to "Sell" cannabis, even to a licensed patient... There is no "Line without basis", LAW will tell you the basis... READ YOU MARR DOCUMENTATION, IT SAYS IT RIGHT ON THEM!!! READ:
As for your other point, Fish don't help me gain a quality of life, nor does it alleviate my pain and suffering. To compare the two is what's the word you chose? Preposterous.
But you are right, we live in a capitalist society, it doesn't mean everyone has to fuck everything up for everyone else. I grow MY MEDICINE according to the outlines in my MMAR, and destroy anything over and above my legal limit. I have a child that can be taken away from me VERY easily because I am a MMAR patient and grow my own medicine.
Don't pretend to know what can and cannot be done under the MMAR exemption, and then posting it here giving everyone else bad advice...
I'm sorry that you feel it's justified to earn 100+% profit from SOMEONE ELSE'S PRESCRIPTION!!! Sorry to say, but I know of NO other narcotic with which one can even "Sell" it to their friends, even if their friends have valid scripts... While those substances are controlled, Cannabis is still ILLEGAL with a few people being exempted from POSSESSION LAWS, try selling a bag to another MMAR patient and get caught... see how "Legal" it is and how quickly your MMAR gets revoked, and you end up on your ass with no MMAR.
NOBODY BUT HC IS ALLOWED TO "PROFIT" FROM THE PRODUCTION OF CANNABIS... PERIOD...
This is DIRECTLY from the HC documentation;
Does NOT allow others to have ANY of your marijuana (including seeds) in their possession (other MMAR patients included).
Does NOT allow you to sell or give any of your marijuana (including seeds) to others.
Sorry bud, but what your saying is the equivalent of pissing in the wind, a personally produced shower... and you're advising others to piss in the wind with you?? Wake up...
EDIT: I put my foot in my mouth a little too soon here.
Just got off the phone with HC, inquiring about this in great detail. And the answer that I received in short is this;
A DG is allowed to work out a payment scheme for only their licensed patients. HC holds no jurisdiction over this, and is between the patient and the grower to come up with a payment schedule that is acceptable to both parties.
So for the OP, apparently you can make a career out of this. I personally still don't condone profiting off someones illness, but maybe I'm human... not many of us around anymore...
I've also included this question and answer in my MMAR Faq, without my personal opinion attached to it.